I'm excited about this book, but the real reason I'm sharing the snip is because I'm even MOAR excited for my writer bestie, Michelle Valentine's, Rock the Heart to be released on the 20th! So after you read, be sure to enter the contest to win one of 3 available ebooks!! You're gonna love Noel guys!! SWOONS!!
So here's Jake....Who's going to rock your world Valentine's Day 2013!!!
And here's Abby.....
Here's the setup. Abby is joining her brothers band, Jacob's Ladder, on tour to see if she's ready to take her exiting brother, Gabe's, place so he can be a full-time husband and new father(think of them like The Band Perry). Rock Nation is a huge festival in the desert where tons of bands are playing and there's tour busses everywhere. A leering roadie points her to the wrong one, and here's our scene...
Tripping over a mound of clothes, I stumbled forward, pitching onto the side of the bed. “Gabriel Andrew Renard, if this is your idea
of a joke, it isn’t funny!”
A long moan erupted from underneath the covers as a body
shifted toward me. When I was little, the boys, Gabe especially, used to love
the scare the shit out of me. I had a feeling where this was heading, and after
the morning I’d had, I wasn’t in the mood. “Okay, fine. If you’re going to be a
dick, then I’m going back outside.” I grunted with frustration and started to
hoist myself off the bed.
An arm snaked around my waist, jerking me down further onto the mattress. “What—” I started before the warm flesh of a man’s body pushed me on my back and covered me with his weight. It took all of a millisecond to realize this was so not Gabe.
Once again my traitorous body enjoyed the sensations
pulsing through me so much a moan erupted deep in my throat. But then I
realized I was allowing a stranger some heavy first base action, not to mention
his hand had started to grope second base. With all the strength I had, I
pushed against him.
Tearing my lips off his, I screeched, “Get off me!”
He ignored me as his fingers fisted the hem of my sundress.
A lazy chuckle erupted from him. “Bree, babe, what the hell are you doing
wearing clothes to bed?”
Bree? This jerk was mauling me because he thought I was
someone else. I gritted my teeth and smacked his bare, sculpted chest. Hard.
“I’m not Bree, asshole!”
The light on the bedside table flickered on. I sucked in a
breath at the drop-dead gorgeous face hovering over mine. Blue eyes, hazy with
a mixture of sleep deprivation and desire, stared down at me. He ran a hand
through his disheveled sandy blonde hair before raking his gaze over me. He
made sure to linger on my heaving chest and how my sun dress had bunched up my
thighs to almost reveal my panties. My eyes widened at his heavily inked arms and chest.
When he started to lean over to kiss me again, I brought my
hand in front of his face. “Look, if Gabe put you up to this, the joke is up.
You got me. Ha, ha.”
His brows furrowed, and I noticed the hoop in one of them.
“Who the hell is Gabe?”
My heart shuddered a little, and I tried to still the fear
prickling over my body. “My brothers didn’t put you up to this?”
“No, babe, I don’t think so.”
“Oh God,” I moaned, bringing my hand over my eyes.
“So you’re telling me you didn’t sneak into my bed on purpose?”
I snatched my hand away and glared up at him. “Of course I didn’t! I don’t even know you.”
“Well, give me a chance to get to know you better.” He
pressed his hips into me, and for a brief instant, I fought the longing
crisscrossing over my body. After all, I’d never kissed a strange guy or been
in a stranger’s bed.
“No, I have to go,” I murmured against his urgent lips.
When it was very clear he wasn’t going to let me up, my
desire got doused with anger. Who the hell did he think he was pinning me down
and trying to get to know me better by grinding himself against me? Drawing all
the strength I could muster, I brought my knee up against his groin.
“FUCK!” he groaned, rolling off of me.
Seizing the opportunity, I scrambled out of the bed. I threw
open the bedroom door and stomped out into the hallway. “Okay, boys, you’ve had
your fun, so cut the crap! You better get your sorry asses up right now!” I
screamed.
Three pairs of legs dangled out of the bunks. Almost in unison, they hopped out. Three bleary eyed, heavily tattooed rockers in various states of undress, stared at me with bewildered expressions.
“Oh shit,” I murmured before I pitched forward and everything went black.
*Rough draft and can possibly change..you know the drill*
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My favorite rocker is Mick Jagger. I grew up listening to The Rolling Stones. My father is a HUGE fan, so without saying more...that makes me a HUGE fan as well. (My dad was my idol growing up, neeless to say I look up to my father, and Love who he loves.) The Rolling Stones were a huge part of my childhood and even are a huge part of my adult life.
ReplyDeleteMy fav rocker is James Hatfield...love his voice!!!!
ReplyDeleteHot excerpt....so yummy!!! I'm hooked:)
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ok so i was really looking forward to this one and the proposal im a bit sad this one got pushed back but glad the proposal got pushed up!
ReplyDeleteok i think in genre im a bon jovi kinda girl. i love his voice and his lyrics. he's smexy too. he's a nice dude too from what i hear.
My favorite rocker is Adam Levine because he is freaking BEAUTIFUL and super yummy! He also has a awesome voice...I know Michelle likes him too :)Can't wait for this book!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Jake Wethers from The Mighty Storm,and I look forward to knowing and loving your Jake too!
ReplyDeleteI have always had a thing for Kurt Cobain RIP. I love his voice :)
ReplyDelete<3 <3 <3!!!!! Me looooooves Jake!!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite rocker...well, I can't name just one, so here we go:
Looks: Adam Levine, because he is so, so yummy!
Voice: Adam Gontier, makes me feel the pain in the lyrics.
Party Style: My Darkest Days! Just watch their videos and you'll know why ;)
Thank you soooooooo much for giving away, ROCK THE HEART!!! <3 YA bunches!!!
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ReplyDeleteFavorite rocket would have to be Adam Levine! He's pretty damn hot! Sooo looking forward to this book! Love reading about yummy rockstars! Thanks for the sneak peak!
ReplyDeleteAdam Levine! He's so hot and delicious. Can't wait for the book.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite rocker is Mike Ness from Social Distortion.... He truly sings from what he has lived in his life.... =)
ReplyDeleteI was wanting to read some of The Proposal but now I can wait until Rock the Heart comes out!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Rocker is definitely Adam Levine.....!
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds hot!!!
ReplyDeleteummm would it make me sound crazy if I said my favorite rocker is Kellan Kyle? lol.
ReplyDeleteok ok...in real life, my favorite RockerS are all the guys from my favorite band Umphrey's Mcgee...they throw down every single time they take the stage.
Yummy!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's tough because if we're going for the whole package it would be Adam Levine... However Chester from Linkin Park seriously has the sexiest voice ever, I just picture someone else when I listen to him sing ;)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite rocker is definitely Adam Levine!! He is so hot!!!! And after reading this excerpt I can't wait to read the whole book!!!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteMost def Adam Levine. I think about him when I read most rocker type books.
ReplyDeleteDoes it have to be a real life rocker? Because honestly no one can touch Kellan Kyle. Like seriously. *swoonage*
ReplyDeleteIf it must be a real rocker...then let's go with Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys. His voice...ahhhhhh. [:
This is a difficult question for me as I don't listen to a lot of rock music (although I think they're all HOT to look at). Like everyone else, I do like Adam Levine but I don't necessarily consider him a "rock star". I'm probably going to have to go with Bon Jovi as I saw him in concert once and he was amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the opportunity to win, I can't wait to read this book!
Hands down, my FAVORITE real-life rocker is Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters!!!
ReplyDeleteSo far, my fave fictional rocker is Kellan Kyle from the Thoughtless series;)
Great giveaway, and your book sounds fab!! Would love, love, love to win a copy of Rock The Heart!
I'm going with Adam Levine. Just delicious!
ReplyDeleteFictional rock star would be Kellan Kyle, from Thoughtless.
ReplyDeleteReal life rock star,
All time favorite real rock star, Steven Tyler!
I would say right now Adam Levine. Although I do really love
ReplyDeleteDavid Cook. He is my very favorite all time American Idol. His version of Always Be My Baby is one of my favorites every.
I can't wait for your new books. I am so looking forward to
Music of My Heart and The Proposal.
OZZY OSBOURNE this guy is a legend no need to say anything else he's that great! :)
ReplyDeleteI love Adam Levine and Jon Bon Jovi. Oh and Keith Urban for a bit of country ;) Looking forward to your book coming out, this snippet was great!
ReplyDeleteAdam Levine.... Because is hot and Love his voice
ReplyDeleteOk mine changes depending on the mood I am in (or until I find a new hottie to drool over!) but currently I am lusting over Nixon from Framing Hanley!
ReplyDeleteSad this book got pushed back cause it sounds seriously hot! But at the same time happy we will get The Proposal sooner.
OK- I cannot wait to read this one!! :) Thanks for the tease!
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ReplyDeleteOmg. I can already tell that I looooove it! So, favorite rocker and why..? I think I will go with Adam Levine. Holy hotness. That man has some beautiful ink, can sing some crazy notes, and has a f*cking hilarious personality. And he's a prime piece of man candy. If I had to pick someone else, it'd be M Shadows. Beautiful man with beautiful ink and a beautiful voice. :)
ReplyDeleteOMG I almost wish this book was coming out before The Proposal! I love guys with tattoos mmm especially sleeves.
ReplyDeletesounds like a great book!
ReplyDeleteFavorite rocker.... Classic? Jimi Hendrix because gotta love someone who is a free spirit and teaches himself to play a guitar upside down because they didn't have left handed ones! Modern... Adam Levine of course! Mmmm.... I saw him on my 30th birthday this year in NYC! Yummy!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite rocker: Bon Jovi. 90's bring back such good memories with Bon Jovi's greatest hits :)
ReplyDeleteI would have to say that the 80s had the best Rockers...I was very keen on INXS namely Michael Hutchins!!!
ReplyDeleteKatie I love it! I can't wait to read this one!! Right up my alley!
ReplyDeleteOkay I have to admit I'm a HUGE fan of Benjamin Bruce with Asking Alexandria.. He is tattooed out with a lip ring and such cute young thing!!!!
Favorite rocker is Jon Bon Jovi...he is my favorite because they were one the first band rock band that I heard about way back when....and of course Jon is one hot guy and still is....
ReplyDeleteAdam Levine. Gteat voice and soooo hot!
ReplyDeleteHaving a favorite would just be so unfair. I love them all ;)
ReplyDeleteAdam Levine by far... Yummy.
ReplyDeleteAdam Levine
ReplyDeleteJon Bon Jovi is one of my favorites for sure.
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Adam Levine is my favourite. I love his music and voice!
ReplyDeleteHmm... Probably Adam Levine. He is pretty sexy and I love his music!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite rocker is Sully Erna, listen to his Avalon album and you will know exactly what I mean. It's haunting just hearing the song sinner and just watching him move in concert. I have fantasies of seeing him write music for a new album!
ReplyDeleteSlash is my FAV! He is a guitar god! I even made my husband dress up as him for Halloween one year!
ReplyDeleteThis is becoming to much for me. The waiting for ANOTHER book. I swear I have more gray hairs due to this.
ReplyDeleteBenji Madden is my fav rocker! Can't wait to read Rock the Heart. Looking forward to your rocker book in 2013.
ReplyDeleteLove all rock musicians, love music and books....thanks for the giveaway,,,I feel lucky lol....sounds like a awesome book...
ReplyDeleteMy favorite rocker is M. Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold. He is so sexy and that man can sing. Whether it be a hard core rock song or a slower love song...hes enough to make any woman swoon!
ReplyDeleteAdam Levine because wow his voice is fantastic and not bad on the eyes!
ReplyDeleteJared Leto from 30 Seconds to Mars because he is gorgeous and has a sexy voice. Plus, he was Jordan Catalano on My So-Called Life:)
ReplyDeleteJim Morrison - bad, dangerous and totally sex-on-legs!
ReplyDeleteFavorite rocker is John Ohh from The Maine and definitely Jared Leto--that guy drips sex! :)))
ReplyDeleteFavorite rocker? In real life, Brandon Flowers of the Killers...yumola.
ReplyDeleteFictional, Master Sinclair from the Sinners!
ohhh snap... okay in real life I don't have a favorite I have just started to listen to rock this past year thanks to Olivia Cunning. I have become obsessed with rock stars. But fiction wise I have not read many rock star books but love Jace in the sinners books. :) can not wait to read this one as well as yours!!
ReplyDeleteokay and it went black??? what happened???? dang it! see this is why I have a love/hate relationship with teasers haha they freakin TEASE and I need satisfaction not teasing! lol
DeleteHmmmm....my fav rocker would probably be Caleb Followill. I love his band and he is hot!!
ReplyDeleteWell that is one smexy book boyfriend you got there. YUM!
ReplyDeleteOh and I love me some Adam Levine cause he is just plain sexy. *sigh*
DeleteI love me some Adam Levine!
ReplyDeleteGerard Way, he was my first huge rocker crush and he still does it for me :) haha
ReplyDeleteI have this on my forever long to read list. I have been wanting to read it for a while and keep seeing really good things about!
ReplyDeleteOh and favorite rocker definitely Adam Levine he is freakin hot!
ReplyDeleteAdam Levine seems genuinely like a nice guy and has the looks that rock along with it.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Rocker is Bono.
ReplyDeleteAnother vote for Adam Levine. He is uber sexy!
ReplyDeleteIs it weird that when I first read this question, I immediately thought of fictional characters? Hmmmm...guess if we have to go with real life people, I'd have to say Caleb Followill from Kings of Leon. Can't understand some of what he sings, but his voice is so sexy and sultry...mmmmm....
ReplyDeleteMy favorite rocker is Jared Leto from 30 Seconds to Mars. I've loved him since his My So Called Life days and have always thought he was so hot and sexy. Plus he has an awesome voice!
ReplyDeleteMy mood swings decide my favorite rocker. Today, I have to say that it's between Tom Petty and Axel Rose. Yeah, I know...strange. But, I'm feeling them.
ReplyDeleteOf course the more modern day rocker for the day, is definitely Adam Levine! That man...........ahhhh
My favorite rocker...WOW! That's a toughie because I have so many but I must say that I've always had a thing for Robert Smith from The Cure. He looks different, his voice is different & I love, love, love his music! More recently though it's been Adam Levine. Definitely a hottie. I've never been a fan of tattoos but on him, they look soooo very good! I've also read that he's a nice, Jewish boy (although you can't always believe everything you read). Oh yeah, & he sings good too!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds right up my alley... Love the description, sounds very hot... Love a rock band story...
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Cant wait sounds like an awesome book!
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